OBJECTIVE: Neurocognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia include difficulties with
working memory, executive function, sustained attention spans, abstract thinking and …

Cognitive deficits are considered to be core features of schizophrenia These deficits are an
important predictor of poor functional outcome by negatively influencing patients' ability to …

A review and critique of the literature pertaining to the use of cognitive remediation
techniques in patients with schizophrenia is presented. The review is organized into three …

Background: Cognitive impairment is a chronic and disabling manifestation of
schizophrenia. Objectives: This before-after study was conducted to examine the effect of a …

Cognition is the ability to think, decide and act. Many mental disorders are associated with
deficits in cognition. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder which is characterized by the …

Background. There is evidence that patients with schizophrenia suffer from decline in
working memory performance with consequences for psychosocial outcome. Objective. To …

As cognitive deficits are common in individuals with schizophrenia, attempts to remediate
them are an important part of complete mental health interventions in this population …

Background: Patients with schizophrenia can have prominent cognitive deficits, especially in
attention, memory and executive functions. Although reports on cognitive training for …

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a core symptom in schizophrenia that has a significant
impact on psychosocial function, but shows a weak response to pharmacological treatment …

People with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders at early stages of the illness present
cognitive and social cognition deficits that have a great impact in functional outcomes …